Knox Community High School

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Knox Community High School
Knox High School Welcome Sign (Indiana).jpg
Location
Knox Community High School
1 Redskin Trail

Knox
,
Starke County
,
Indiana
46534

United States
Coordinates 41°17′10″N86°37′25″W / 41.28611°N 86.62361°W / 41.28611; -86.62361
Information
Type Public high school
Established1894
School district Knox Community School Corporation
PrincipalGlenn Barnes [1]
Teaching staff38.17 (FTE) [2]
Grades 9 to 12
Enrollment524 (2023-2024) [2]
Student to teacher ratio13.73 [2]
Color(s)   
Athletics conference Hoosier North Athletic Conference [3]
MascotIndian
Team nameRedskins
Website Official Website

Knox Community High School is the only high school in Knox, Indiana. Knox is located centrally in Starke County, in the northwest/north central part of the state.

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General information

Knox High School is a public school that houses approximately 830 students in grades 9–12. As of 2016, the school's principal is Mr. Glenn Barnes. [4]

There are 45 full-time faculty members, two administrators, one full-time athletic director, and two guidance counselors. [5] Knox High School has over 100 course offerings. Students are also encouraged to aspire to a Core 40 or Academic Honors Diploma. There are 19 varsity athletic programs and a large arts department, which includes marching band, concert band, jazz band, indoor percussion, a fall play, and a spring musical, along with academic teams such as Spell Bowl, Academic Super Bowl, and the Speech Team.

The mascot is an Indian. The school colors are red, white, and blue. [6]

Knox Community High School has received multiple Bronze Medal ratings in the U.S. News/School Matters Best High Schools survey. [7]

Music

Knox was first named as one of the NAMM Foundation's "Best Communities for Music Education" in 2016, an honor that it has maintained annually. [8]

See also

References

  1. ↑ https://hs.knox.k12.in.us/ [ bare URL ]
  2. 1 2 3 "Knox Community High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 12, 2024.
  3. ↑ IHSAA. "IHSAA Athletic Conferences". Archived from the original on February 14, 2016. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
  4. ↑ "School Snapshot". Indiana Dept. of Education. Archived from the original on October 5, 2006. Retrieved October 24, 2008.
  5. ↑ "Knox Community High School (7833) Teacher Count". IDOE: Compass.
  6. ↑ "School Directory" (PDF). Indiana High School Athletic Association. p. 71. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 24, 2008. Retrieved October 24, 2008.
  7. ↑ "Best High Schools Search". U.S. News & World Report . 2008. Retrieved October 24, 2008.
  8. ↑ "2016 Best Communities for Music Education Districts - NAMM Foundation". March 23, 2016.
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